Kite control bar stopper for a sleeved line

Abstract

A control bar stopper includes a stopper body having a sleeved line receiving slip groove that allows sleeved line slippage. The stopper body has an underlying control bar bumper. A brake body is provided having a sleeved line receiving stop groove that resists sleeved line slippage. The brake body is smaller than the stopper body and is positioned above and at a distance from the control bar bumper with the stop groove facing the slip groove. A pivotal link connects the stopper body and the brake body. In response to a control bar striking the control bar bumper, the slip groove allows the stopper body to slide along a sleeved line and as the stopper body slides along the sleeved line, the brake body pivots about the pivotal link into stop contact with the sleeved line with the stop groove resisting further slippage.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A control bar stopper configured to be coupled to a sleeved line of a control bar located between a kiteboarding harness and a kite, wherein the control bar is slidably coupled to the sleeved line and capable of striking the control bar stopper when extended away from the harness along the sleeved line, wherein the control bar stopper, comprises:
 a stopper body having a sleeved line receiving slip groove that allows sleeved line slippage, the stopper body having an underlying control bar bumper; 
 a brake body having a sleeved line receiving stop groove that resists sleeved line slippage, the brake body being smaller than the stopper body and positioned above and at a distance from the control bar bumper with the stop groove facing the slip groove; 
 a pivotal link connecting the stopper body and the brake body, such that in response to a control bar striking the control bar bumper, the slip groove allows the stopper body to slide along a sleeved line and as the stopper body slides along the sleeved line, the brake body pivots about the pivotal link into stop contact with the sleeved line with the stop groove resisting further slippage. 
 
     
     
       2. The control bar stopper of  claim 1 , wherein the pivotal link is U-shaped having a pair of arms and a connecting member, with the connecting member pivoting in a pivot groove in the brake body and the pair of arms pivoting about a pivot pin on the stopper body. 
     
     
       3. The control bar stopper of  claim 1 , wherein the pivotal link is an endless ring with the ring pivoting in a pivot groove in the brake body and a corresponding pivot groove in the stopper body. 
     
     
       4. The control bar stopper of  claim 1 , wherein an elastic tension cord is provided to bias the brake body into stop contact with the line, the tension cord being secured to the stopper body and engaging at least one cord groove in the brake body. 
     
     
       5. The control bar stopper of  claim 4 , wherein there is more than one cord groove in the brake body, each cord groove being positioned on a different diameter portion of the brake body, thereby providing cord positions of differing tension. 
     
     
       6. The control bar stopper of  claim 1 , wherein the control bar bumper is a ring that encircles the sleeved line.